Using Report Parameters in SQL Server Reporting Services
Report parameters assist in narrowing down a report for better analysis.
2008-01-17
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Articles
Putting Unit Tests to Work
Testing is an important part of any software development process, but it's a part that many of us skimp on or ignore because of the tedious nature of testing. Longtime author Grant Fritchey has been working with Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals and has written us an article on how you can make your unit testing easier.
2008-01-16 (first published: 2007-02-01)
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2008-01-16
19,419 reads
Free and Cool - MP3
Two big events this week captured Steve Jones' attention. A little MySQL and Apple commentary to break up the week.
2008-01-16
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Free and Cool - WMV
Two big events this week captured Steve Jones' attention. A little MySQL and Apple commentary to break up the week.
2008-01-16
63 reads
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 14 - Replication Support
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition's small footprint and free-of-charge use has some negative implications, imposing restrictions on functionality available in the Standard or Enterprise editions. This is especially conspicuous in the case of replication, which we will explore starting with this installment.
2008-01-16
2,431 reads
SQL Server clustered index design for performance
Find why SQL Server clustered index design should be narrow and static and how clustered indexes affect many-to-many tables to improve database performance.
2008-01-16
3,939 reads
Adding Custom Code To Reporting Services
Reporting Services has been greatly enhanced in SQL Server 2005 and become an integral tool in many SQL Server installations. Longtime autor Raj Vasant brings us an example of how you can enhance your reports with custom coded DLLs called from within the reporting engine.
2008-01-15 (first published: 2007-03-15)
21,731 reads
SQL Server Database Development Methodologies using SQL Compare
This 3-part sponsored article surveys several different methodologies for database development, examines their strengths and weaknesses, and illustrates how Red Gate's comparison tool, SQL Compare, can be incorporated into each model.
2008-01-15 (first published: 2007-12-19)
3,995 reads
Tracking Illicit Users
Longtime SQL Server guru David Poole brings us a look at one of the thorny problems a DBA faces: tracking down illicit users.
2008-01-15
7,898 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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